HS Football: Top Performers, Week 7

Each Monday, we like to show a little recognition for the standout players from the weekend’s slate of games. Here’s the area’s best from Week 7.

No foolin’, this may be the week that had the most outstanding performances. We had to make some tough cuts, so check the extended Honorable Mentions.

Passing

Sophomore Quinten Dormady is having a nice year in his first season in Boerne. Photo: Mike Reeder/Northwest Weekly

1. Quinten Dormady, Boerne: 22 of 35 passing, 377 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
The Battle for the Best QB in Boerne (or, as it’s more often called, TBFTBQBIB) goes to Dormady this week, who came up big in a needed district win against Fredericksburg.

2. Kyle Poeske, Boerne Champion: 21 of 39 passing, 336 yards, 4 TDs; 1 rushing TD
The Chargers have hit a rough patch, and their latest loss to Lockhart puts them on the outside of the 27-4A playoff race…but those problems don’t stem from Poeske, who was on point in the 36-34 loss in the magical land of BBQ.

3. Brandon Ramon, Harlandale: 18 of 25 passing, 325 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
It’s a good sign for the Indians when Ramon can sling it around freely. He did plenty of that in a blowout win over Memorial.

3. Falls City’s WR corps: 11 players with a reception
Had to work in the Mighty Beavers, who must have been trying to get each player on their roster a catch in a 40-0 win over Charlotte.

Rushing (regular division)

1. Jordan Fraga, Devine: 23 rushes, 268 yards, 4 TDs
The Frog Man put in some serious work against Pearsall with his second-highest rushing total of the year. He leads all area players in rushing – by 300 yards.

2. Kyron Davis, Holy Cross: 33 rushes, 271 yards, 3 TDs
The Knights are hurtling toward a district championship in the smaller TAPPS division as Davis has emerged as a dominant back. He’s almost having as good of a year as another private school back…

1. Carl Whitley, Roosevelt: 7 catches, 209 yards
Whitley reached the impressive 200-yard mark in the Rough Riders’ dramatic overtime win over Johnson. He didn’t score a TD, but his long catch set up the winning score in OT.

1. Jazz Butler, Taft QB: 26 of 40 passing, 337 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs; 9 rushes, 41 yards, 2 TDs.
Man, did the Raiders miss Butler, who missed two weeks with an injury. He did just about everything possible, but Taft still came up short in a 45-44 loss to Marshall.

2. Jacob Arevalo, Pleasanton RB: 28 rushes, 183 yards, 4 TDs; 3 catches, 65 yards
We talk a lot about Pleasanton QB Luke Walters a lot in this space, and for good reason, but his RB is putting up a nice season, too. The Eagles improved to 8-0 on the back of Arevalo, who showed he can also thrive in the passing game.

3. Will Urban, Dilley QB: 14 of 22 passing, 156 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT; 16 rushes, 167 yards, 2 TDs.Chance Barlow, D’Hanis QB: 11 of 24 passing, 148 yards, 2 TDs; 15 rushes, 169 yards, 3 TDs.
It was a good week for small-town dual-threat QBs who play for towns that begin with the letter “D.” Urban paced the Wolves in a win over Cotulla to stay undefeated in tough 15-2A-II, while Barlow and the Cowboys crushed Leakey to improve to 7-0.